Who’s to blame for Greece? [electronic resource] : austerity in charge of saving a broken economy /
Pelagidis, Theodore.author.
Mitsopoulos, Michael.author.
Greece's economy symbolizes in many ways the Eurozone's economic problems and divergent interests as it amasses most of the economic disadvantages characterizing the Eurozone's economy itself. This book presents the economic and political challenges to Greece and the EU member states.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The "party period" before the crisis -- The costs and benefits for joining a common currency with emphasis on weaker member-states -- Greece before the crisis : the critical years in domestic politics -- What the imf and EU bodies were reporting for greece during the accession period ('90s) and the 2000-2009 golden years, as well during the implementation of the conditionality program, in particular with respect to the fiscal consolidation policy mix -- Greece's free fall 2010-2013 -- The troika period reconsidered -- Assessing the intentions of the government(s) since the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty -- Looking ahead -- Greece : why did the forceful internal devaluation fail to kick-start an export led growth? -- Giving greece a chance to succeed -- Structural differences ensure permanent shock-trends that play into the above : closer and more democratic union to heal economic asymmetries helping southern member-states -- Conclusions -- Index.
Greece's economy symbolizes in many ways the Eurozone's economic problems and divergent interests as it amasses most of the economic disadvantages characterizing the Eurozone's economy itself. This book presents the economic and political challenges to Greece and the EU member states.
Macroeconomics.
International economics.
Economic policy.
Finance, Public.
Economic history.
Political economy.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
International Economics.
Economic Policy.
Public Finance.
Economic History.
International Political Economy.